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MasterCard, which announced its earnings hours after the Isis mobile wallet venture revealed plans to expand nationwide, faced questions over where the card network fits in the evolving mobile payments ecosystem.

Heartland Payment Systems Inc., which has been forging multiple partnerships in emerging payments markets, says its net revenue has risen to record levels.

Payoneer Inc. CEO Scott Galit says a new partnership with online marketplace Fiverr illustrates how his company is positioned for providing payments services in a changing business world.

Prepaid cards, widely accepted by the underbanked as a way to facilitate spending, are also emerging as a catalyst for saving and an alternative to short-term credit.

The best way to judge a mobile wallet's potential is to see how it handles failure.

Isis, the carrier-run mobile payments venture, plans to take its system nationwide this year. The initiative, which was formed by AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA, has been testing its contactless payment technology in Salt Lake City and Austin since October.

Fiserv Inc. increased its payments revenue and signed new clients in the second quarter, pushing its overall revenue up 10%, to $1.2 billion, in the second quarter from a year earlier.

Developers with early access to the next version of the iOS operating system have discovered software support for a fingerprint scanner that could be built into an iPhone or iPad's home button, according to various reports.

MasterCard Inc.'s digital wallet continues its move around the globe, as consumers in the U.K. today became the latest to have access to MasterPass.

Western Union Co., the world's biggest money-transfer business, said second-quarter profit fell 27 percent as revenue from transaction fees dropped and expenses climbed.